| API |
Application Programming Interfaces --> see the section "What is API"? |
| API call |
A process of sending a request to an API endpoint and getting a response |
| API endpoint / operation |
A single instance of API with a unique address (URL). Sending a required input to that URL triggers some command within your system and returns an output about a successful result or failure |
| CLI |
Command-line interface |
| Client |
A general term to identify someone or something calling your API |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
| MSA |
Microservice Architecture |
| OAI |
OpenAPI Initiative |
| REST |
REpresentational State Transfer |
| RPC |
Remote Procedural Call |
| SaaS |
Software-as-a-Service |
| SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |